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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

bicicleta de montaña

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /bi.siˈkle.ta ðe monˈta.ɲa/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Off-road bike/ˌɒf.rəʊd ˈbaɪk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Prefiere montar en bicicleta de montaña los fines de semana."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A bicycle specifically designed for use on rough, unpaved terrain such as dirt tracks, mountain trails, and gravel roads.

    "He purchased a new off-road bike to tackle the steep mountain trails this weekend."
  2. 2

    A motorized motorcycle built for racing or riding across rough terrain and dirt paths.

    "The teenager practiced stunts in the dirt lot on his powerful off-road bike."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'off-road', originating from mid-20th century automotive contexts describing terrain away from paved roads, with 'bike', a shortened form of 'bicycle' dating back to the late 19th century. As specialized cycling disciplines evolved in the 1970s and 1980s, the compound became standard vocabulary for rugged two-wheeled transport designed for unpaved tracks and rough terrain.

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